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Mindset for IELTS - Level 3 (Unit 07: Television, News And Current Affairs)

Speaking - Pronunciation - 06,07,08

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When we are correcting a mistake, we usually give extra stress to the word, phrase or idea that we have corrected.

06. Read these examples of candidates correcting themselves. Write the words you think should be stressed.

Example: I absolutely hate watching the new. Sorry, I meant to say news.

1. Watching TV is a time of waste. Sorry, I'll rephrase that - a waste of time .

2. Comedic shows, or rather comedy shows, are not very popular in my country .

3. I can't understand why realism TV is so popular. Let me start again. I can't understand why reality TV is so popular .

4. The popularity of sports programmes, especially football series, I mean football highlights shows, makes no sense to me .

5. One thing that I dislike about TV is the amount of publicities. Oh, did I say publicities? I meant to say commercials .

Listen and check. Then listen again and repeat.

07. Look at the statements made by candidates in the Speaking test. The statements are very general. Use one ofthe expressions in the box below to explain or clarify them for the examiner.

Example:
I would say that TVis in part to blame for violence in society.
Let me elaborate on that. There is a tendency for TVto glamorise violence and make it seem cool, and I think that especially younger viewers are strongly influenced by what they see . . .

1. I think TV is a very positive thing.
2. Children should be allowed to watch TV online unsupervised.
3. Watching TV online is far superior to watching conventional TV.
4. The standard of TV programmes is so much better these days.

Let me explain.
What I mean by this is ...
Let me elaborate on that.

Let me clarify that.
To put that another way, ...

Sample Answers

2. I think TV is a very positive thing. Let me explain. Children can improve their imaginations and learn a lot fromwatchingTV.

3. Children should be allowed to watch TV online unsupervised.To put that another way, I don't think it's very practical to expect parents to supervise their children all the time they are online.

4. WatchingTV online is far superior to watching conventional TV. What I mean by this is you can choose when you're going to watch and watch anywhere you like.

5. The standard of TV programmes is so much better these days. Let me clarify that. In the past, there wasn't much to see at the weekends but nowadays we have so many channels, we can always find something to watch.

08. Work with a partner. Do the Part 2 task in exercise 4. If you make a mistake or are being unclear, use some of the expressions from exercises 5 and 7 to correct or clarify yourself.

06. Read these examples of candidates correcting themselves. Write the words you think should be stressed.

Listen and check. Then listen again and repeat.

07. Look at the statements made by candidates in the Speaking test. The statements are very general. Use one ofthe expressions in the box below to explain or clarify them for the examiner.

08. Work with a partner. Do the Part 2 task in exercise 4. If you make a mistake or are being unclear, use some of the expressions from exercises 5 and 7 to correct or clarify yourself.

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